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EPA/OECA RIN: 2020-AA47 Publication ID: Spring 2014 
Title: NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule 
Abstract: This rule is designed to save authorized state, tribe, or territorial NPDES programs resources, make reporting easier for NPDES-regulated entities, streamline permit renewals, ensure full exchange of NPDES data between states and EPA to the public, improve better environmental decision-making, and to protect human health and the environment. This rule changes the mode by which NPDES information is transmitted, by requiring that NPDES-regulated entities electronically submit the following permit and compliance monitoring information instead of using paper reports: Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs); Notices of Intent (NOIs) and similar notices to discharge in compliance with a NPDES general permit; and a variety of currently-required NPDES program reports. Authorized NPDES programs will also electronically submit NPDES program data to EPA to ensure that there is consistent and complete reporting nationwide, and to expedite the collection and processing of the data, thereby making it more accurate and timely. Importantly, while the rule changes the method by which information is provided (i.e., electronic rather than paper-based), it does not increase the amount of information required from NPDES-regulated entities and facilities under existing federal regulations. Based on the economic analysis performed in conjunction with the proposed rule, EPA estimates net annual savings of almost $30 million per year after full implementation, with 97% of those net savings accruing to the states. In addition, the rule as proposed should result in a more complete, accurate, and nationally-consistent set of data about the NPDES program, and improved transparency of the NPDES program. 
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 123, 403, and 501     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1314(i) and 1361(a)    CWA sections 304(i) and 501(a)   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  07/30/2013  78 FR 46005   
Supplemental NPRM  07/00/2014 
Final Rule  12/00/2014 
Additional Information: Docket #:EPA-HQ-OECA-2009-0274
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: State 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: Yes 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: http://www.regulations.gov/exchange/topic/npdes   Public Comment URL: http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=EPA-HQ-OECA-2009-0274-0097  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Andrew Hudock
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
2222A,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 564-6032
Email: hudock.andrew@epamail.epa.gov

John Dombrowski
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
2222A,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 566-0742
Email: dombrowski.john@epa.gov